Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-13
SOUTH T DOTS.
News Nubbins Gathered by Our Re-
porter In His Ramblings
Through That Busy
Rurg.

Peter Cox, the efficient baggage man o
the Montana Union, and who has so ably
filled that position for the Utah & North
ern for the past six years, has resigned. II
is not known what Pete will go at, but he
has the sincere wishes of a host of friends
in whatever position he may choose to en-.
ter.
Mr.. Wallace, the butcher, has been busy
the past week putting the finishing touches
to his handsome cottage, where he and his
bride are now at home to receive their nu.
merous friends.
Miss Minnie La Motto, lately of Walker.
vile, is q late acquisition to South Butte
society.
Enginee Freeman Howe has been on the
sick list the past week. He expects to be
able to pull the throttle valve again by
Monday.
Glenn Bonn, the boiler-maker, has ap-
piled for a patent flying machine. Glen
will treat the public to a free exhibition in
witnessing his new aerial machine. Mr..
Bonn has worked hard and zeaIously to
perfect the machine and has the good
wishes Of his friends that it will prove to
be q success.
Engine No. 100 has just been turned off
the stocks. Master Mechanic Peavy says
that she is just as good as new.
There will be a match game of base ball
for $50 a side between the South Butte
Dudes and the Montana Union. The
game will be played at the Fair Ground.
The Dudes expect to win.
A number of citizens are still ~agitating
the organization of a fire department.. It
is to be hoped that it will soon take some
tangible shape before the fire tiend visits
us.
Engineer J. Mulvane the other evening
had an exciting time in coming up the can
yon. While the engine was under a good
head of steam, with an empty train at
tached, he sent his fireman out to oil up.
What was the fireman's horror to behold
crouching on the fOotboard a large wild
cat ready to spring at him. Engineer Null
vane just then sighted the animal and was
equal to the emergency. 1t was but the
work of a second and he was on the other
%footboard, coal hammer in hand, and with
blow he sent the varmint into the
creek below, where it was found next morn
ing. When measured it proved to be four
feet ten inches in length; being one of the
largest that has ever been killed in Silver
Bow Canyon.
The boys are all on the lookout for the
new engines which the Montana Union ex-
poets will soon arrive.
Mr.. McCoombs has been busy the past
week preparing for his annual trip to the
Flathead country on a tour of inspection
to bis cattle ranch.
They say Dude Griffin will soon lead to
the altar one of our popular young
The Montana Produce Company are
daily expecting a large consignment of first
class carriages and buggies. Manager
Trssk says they expect soon to commence
on their large new two-story carriage re-
pository, as the one now in nse is entirely
for their largely increasing bus
mess.
Engineer ]. s. Sweeney and his bride re-
the congratulations of their friends
night. They were also the recip-
tents of a number of handsome and useful
The mill of the Miners Lumber Compa-
~ is now kept busy turning out work for
,he many new improvements now going on
n Butte.